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Current Open Positions
Editorial Department
Calendar Assistant
Starting Hourly Rate: $18-$20 per hour
Part-Time: 20-25 hours per week
The Calendar Assistant will provide support to the Events Editor in getting “The Week” section to print each week. Tasks will include collecting Shows on Tap, maintaining the online events calendar, providing information for daily and weekly newsletters (Best Bets and All Booked), and assisting with the Independent‘s Events Instagram account: @sbindependent_events.
If time permits, the Calendar Assistant can help curate events for print The Week.
Calendar Assistant skills and abilities include:
- Ability to create and maintain databases and other documents as needed
- Ability to follow the style guidelines of the paper
- Ability to communicate with the community
- Ability to work on multiple projects and meet deadlines including special issues such as the Summer Camp, Fiesta, Halloween, and ‘Tis the Season
- Support in daily, weekly, project, and department goals
- Attention to detail, initiative, and follow-through
The ideal candidate will be familiar with Independent‘s website, newsletters, and print publications, especially The Week, The Arts, and Living Sections.
This position is a hybrid position and will require attendance at meetings in our downtown Santa Barbara office.
Please introduce yourself, outline your reasons for interest, along with your résumé, to hr@independent.com. No phone calls, please. EOE m/f/d/v.
